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1998 Reynard Indycar Wind Tunnel Model

Ben Branch December 8, 2018
Indycar Wind Tunnel Car Model Rear Suspension 2
  • American
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Engineering

This 40% scale Reynard Indycar model was designed for wind tunnel testing, as such it’s built to exacting specifications to exactly match the full scale race cars. Just two of these models were made…

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The Toyota Land Cruiser FJ25 – The Japanese Jeep Rival

Ben Branch December 7, 2018
Toyota FJ25 Land Cruiser 7
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Classic Cars
  • Japanese

The Toyota FJ25 Land Cruiser was part of the 20 series Land Cruisers that first appeared in 1955 as the second generation of the Japanese company’s Jeep-inspired 4×4. The BJ and FJ Land Cruisers…

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78 Motor Co Sirocco Motorcycle Gloves

Ben Branch December 7, 2018
78 Motor Co Sirocco Motorcycle Gloves
  • British
  • Gear
  • Gloves

The new Sirocco motorcycle gloves by 78 Motor Co are designed for three-season use during the cooler months, they have a soft micro-fleece insulating liner to keep your hands warm and comfortable and each…

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The Original Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Costume Design Sketchbook

Ben Branch December 6, 2018
Star Wars Costume Design Sketch Book Main
  • Art
  • Design
  • Films

John Mollo was the costume designer for Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), this is his sketchbook from the period of January 1978 to October 1979, and it includes many original…

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Husqvarna 13 Inch Wooden Hatchet – Forged In Sweden – $26 USD

Ben Branch December 6, 2018
Husqvarna 13 Inch Wooden Hatchet
  • Gear
  • Husqvarna
  • Swedish
  • Tools

This Husqvarna 13 inch wooden hatchet isn’t something many of us would link with the Swedish company, who are far more famous for their motorcycles than their wood-cutting products. Interestingly Husqvarna started out in…

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Resurrecting The Mighty AJS V4 From 1936

Ben Branch December 5, 2018
AJS V4 Engine
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The AJS V4 was an advanced engineering effort undertaken by the British motorcycle company in the mid-1930s, the first prototype was intended as a road-going motorcycle and it was shown at the Olympia Show…

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Burly Voyager Back Pack – A Classic Motorcycle Weekender Bag

Ben Branch December 5, 2018
Burly Voyager Back Pack 1
  • American
  • Bags
  • Gear

The Burly Voyager Back Pack was designed by the team at Burly specifically for motorcycle use, it has a main chassis of heavy duty black Cordura, with leather exterior support panels, thick padded straps…

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The Bimota SB2 – The First Road-Legal Bimota

Ben Branch December 4, 2018
Bimota SB2 Motorcycle
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Bimota SB2 was a significant evolutionary step forward for motorcycles when it was released in 1977. Massimo Tamburini had designed not just a superbike, but the future of superbikes. His new creation featured…

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Fitzke Wood Boards – The Speakeasy

Ben Branch December 4, 2018
Fitzke Wood Boards - The Speakeasy
  • American
  • Art
  • Boats

The Speakeasy is the latest offering from Fitzke Wood Boards, a small Minnesota based company run by Kevin Fitzke. Kevin was born and raised in Minnesota, known as the land of 10,000 lakes (which…

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WSM SBK – A Bespoke Superbike By Walt Siegl – Orders Are Now Open

Ben Branch December 3, 2018
Custom Ducati Headlight
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Walt Siegl of Walt Siegl Motorcycles – when possible we like to bring you the story of a motorcycle in the words of the person who built it to…

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The Flint and Tinder 10-Year Hoodie – Made In The USA

Ben Branch December 3, 2018
Flint and Tinder 10-Year Hoodie
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Gear

The Flint and Tinder 10-Year Hoodie was designed to be the single most American piece of clothing in your closet – it’s made from cotton from the Mississippi Delta, 23 oz extra soft fleece…

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Documentary: The Max Balchowsky Story

Ben Branch December 2, 2018
Old Yeller II Max Balchowsky
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

Max Balchowsky Max Balchowsky, alongside his wife Ina, was a self-taught race car builder and racing car driver who raced his own junkyard creations in the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from West Virginia, Max…

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